In the 376th year of the celestial calendar, on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, at the feet of the Emperor of Gaoxi Kingdom.

In the secret room of the Ran family's mansion, Sima General Ran Wen's twin baby girls, who had just turned one month old and were carved in pink and jade, were sleeping peacefully on the bed. Little did they know that the treacherous hand of fate had quietly pressed on their heads.

Beside the bed, sat a beautiful woman with a frown on her face, holding a small red porcelain bottle in her fair and delicate right hand.

Her eyes, which were like autumn water, stirred up uncontrollable waves, and her anxious gaze made a painful choice between the two swaddled babies next to each other.

"Ruoxian, let me do it." The tall man who was always pacing in the secret room strode up to the young woman and took the red porcelain bottle from her hand.

The young woman named Ruoxian grabbed his hand fiercely and cried before saying anything: "Qianshan, what's the difference if you come or I come? If this plan works, the rest of the day will be spent holding on to the fire for fuel.

You're in the cauldron. Why don't we confess to His Majesty that we never gave birth to a son? For the sake of the eldest princess and you being married, he won't do anything to you."

A look of murder suddenly appeared on Ran Wen's face, and he asked seriously: "What about you? This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Even if I are spared from death, I will find an excuse to ask you for the death penalty. If I can't save you, what's the point of my life?"

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"But if you take this medicine, your daughter's life will be ruined."

"Stop talking nonsense. Whoever eats it will be our son. I am Ran Wen's eldest son. This is the important responsibility she will shoulder when she is born. The only reason to blame is that she was born into the Ran family and was born with the wrong gender."

Yu Ruoxian held her husband's hand tightly, with helplessness in her eyes: "Qianshan, for the sake of the child, I am willing to call myself the eldest princess. I don't mind giving up the position of a common wife. I can also give up the position of the mistress of the house to her. We can't

Selfishly dragging children into dire straits."

A trace of hesitation flashed in Ran Wen's eyes, but it was only for a moment.

The next moment, that cold and firm determination took over again.

"This is a bet between me and Your Majesty, and it has nothing to do with you. Do you think that if you give her this position, the two children and you can live a safe life? With her temperament, she will never tolerate you. Stop being stupid."

Ran Wen no longer listened to his wife's dissuasion, broke away from her hand, and looked at the faces of the two children again.

He stretched out his hand to hold one of the baby girls. Yu Ruoxian raised her hand helplessly and pointed at the other child, then turned away.

This baby girl seemed to be having a sweet dream, with the corners of her mouth turned up and a small pear dimple rising on her cheeks.

"People who love to laugh are open-minded. Choose her. I hope that no matter how hard the days are in the future, she will be able to face it with a smile."

After Ran Wen heard this, he glanced at the child and without any further hesitation, he uncorked the bottle and forced the potion from the porcelain bottle into the mouth of the smiling baby girl.

The baby girl, who was sleeping soundly, noticed the bitterness in her mouth, and started crying loudly while half asleep.

Because his hands and feet were bound by the swaddling clothes, he couldn't move left or right. He could only hold back his pretty little face and turned red, while his big eyes as smart as water stared at the man in front of him wetly.

As a mother, Ruoxian heard the cry and shed tears herself. She pushed the man away and held the baby girl in her arms, gently coaxing: "Shaotang, don't cry. Be good. Mom is here. Mom is here."

Mother is here."

There are two children, the eldest is Tang and the second is Shang.

Ran Shaotang's fate was sealed in this way.

It is said that twins have the same mind. If one of them is ill, the other will feel the same.

Another baby girl who was sleeping well seemed to feel the pain of her compatriots, and the breast milk she had eaten before actually overflowed from her mouth.

Ran Wen dropped the porcelain bottle in his hand and picked up his little daughter, putting the child's head on his shoulder. He patted her back gently with one hand and coaxed her softly: "Shaoshang is good. Dad is here. Don't be afraid."

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When Yu Ruoxian saw her husband's eyes, there was clearly an unusual mist in her eyes.

Within the time of a stick of incense, after drinking the medicine, a small dark red birthmark appeared on Shaotang's white and flawless left cheek, just like a drop of tears about to shed.

The crying gradually stopped and the secret room became quiet again.

Ran Wen looked at the "son" in his wife's arms and calmly advised: "When this child reaches ten years old, he will be sent to the border gate and entrusted to the discipline of Jingshan Sanren. He will never return to Gaoxi. No one will find her."

Life experience. During the ten years she has been around, we have taught her all our skills, which can be regarded as making up for our debt to her."

Yu Ruoxian's heart was full of guilt for her child, and she just wept silently, without agreeing or rejecting. The so-called "never return to Gaoxi" means that the love between mother and daughter is gone, and their flesh and blood are separated.

She was unwilling to do so.

Ran Wen glanced at the two sleeping children again, sighed, and opened the door to the secret room.

"Let's go, I guess all the guests have arrived. Everyone is here to congratulate our family on the birth of twins, so we can't neglect it. You go and dress up, and then take the children to the main hall."

The moment Yu Ruoxian opened the door to the secret room, she had completely wiped away the sad look on her face, and once again assumed the solemn and majestic look of the mistress of the house.

After watching his beloved wife leave with her two children, Ran Wen raised his head heavily, wanting to take a look at the Mid-Autumn Festival moon in the sky that was destined to be unforgettable.

Unfortunately, dark clouds came over the sky and the full moon disappeared.

He sighed and walked towards the noisy and bustling place in the front yard. When the guests with different interests saw the host coming, they all came forward to congratulate him. The scene was very lively for a while.

Just as the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves, the small yellow door of the princess palace came to report that the eldest princess had given birth to a baby boy at the beginning of the year. Someone had already reported the good news to the palace.

Ran Wen was stunned. The word "baby boy" was buzzing in his mind. It was so dangerous. If it hadn't been for this trick, the emperor would have almost won the bet.

I heard people congratulating Nongzhang.

"Congratulations to my prince-in-law on the birth of a daughter and two sons within one month. It's really a double blessing."

"My husband-in-law is flourishing and has a strong population, which is really a great blessing for me, Gaoxi. When the two young gentlemen grow up, they will be able to protect my territory and expand my territory like my husband-in-law."

When Ran Wen heard the word "consort", he felt disgusted and wanted to kick him. Unfortunately, he could only think about it.
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